shattered!
Land of Water.
The former "Gato Shipyard" has now been renamed the "Whitebeard Pirate Crew Shipyard", even the shipyard's logo has been replaced with the pirate flag pattern of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew.
Now.
In the shipyard's dock, there are only a few ships.
Because this dock can't accommodate other ships, most of the dock is occupied by a large ship.
At this moment.
A group of people are standing on the dock of the shipyard, including the shipyard workers, the person in charge of the shipyard, and people from Kirigakure Village.
"This, is the 'Moby Dick' that the Whitebeard Pirate Crew wants to build?" "Ao" from Kirigakure Village has already taken off one of his eyepatches.
He is examining the Moby Dick in front of him with his Byakugan.
All the various structures inside the Moby Dick are in his sight.
Seeing this, he is dumbfounded: "This ship is too big, isn't it? There are too many cabins inside, aren't there?"
The large ship in front of him is like a giant beast floating on the sea.
The few merchant ships docked at the shipyard's dock, compared to this astonishing large ship, are like comparing a few mice with a giant whale.
Just standing in front of this large ship, you can feel a sense of oppression coming straight at you.
It's a bit suffocating.
Ao couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Such a large ship, how many people are needed to be able to move it? How big a wind... is needed to blow its sails?"
At this time, the person in charge of the shipyard next to him, "Yoichi", answered his question: "This Moby Dick, if you want to move it, you need at least 100 people. The wind at sea is very strong, blowing the sails is not a problem."
Yoichi paused, and continued: "The entire ship is built with the strongest materials, and in some places, it is even plated with sturdy steel, making the ship even more solid."
"This ship has cabins for resting, a dining room, a storage room, an entertainment room, a practice room, a prison, a treasure room..."
"And, the most important captain's room!" Yoichi said with a smile: "The captain's room is the largest cabin on the entire Moby Dick, it is a captain's room tailor-made for Whitebeard."
Hearing this, Ao was amazed.
Is this really a pirate ship?
This is simply a terrifying warship!
Such a large ship, casually transporting a few ninjas, is not a problem, right?
If it is used as a troop transport ship, wouldn't it be able to transport thousands of ninjas to the enemy country at once?
"How much does it cost?" Ao suddenly felt a bit greedy.
Can their Kirigakure Village also build a few similar large ships?
Yoichi calmly said: "The cost is almost 1 billion Ryo!"
Ao: "....."
Okay, pretend he didn't hear anything.
"Whitebeard is in the Land of Fire, Konohagakure Village, we need Kirigakure Village to provide 100 skilled sailors to transport this Moby Dick to the Land of Fire." Yoichi said.
"We also need the ninjas of Kirigakure Village to protect this ship, at least when Whitebeard sees this Moby Dick, the ship must be in perfect condition."
"No problem." Everyone is under the Whitebeard Pirate Crew, Ao naturally has no opinion on this.
Just in time for this trip, maybe the Chunin Exam will be over.
And they can pick up the Genin who participated in the Chunin Exam on the way.
It's a win-win situation.
.....
Today, it is the last day of the third round of the Chunin Exam.
A ward in the Konohagakure Hospital, as well as some advanced medical equipment, have been temporarily requisitioned by the Whitebeard Pirate Crew.
The director of Konohagakure Hospital, including the higher-ups of Konohagakure Village, did not comment on this.
In the ward.
Kimimaro was stripped of his clothes and lay on a hospital bed.
This made Kimimaro feel very uncomfortable, he always felt like a skinned lab rat.
"Kimimaro, don't be afraid, and don't overreact."
Shizune was wearing a white coat, holding a blood draw needle in her hand.
Although Shizune was wearing a mask, making it impossible to see her expression.
But from her tone, it could be heard.
She really didn't mean any harm.
Shizune explained: "To thoroughly research your Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai genetic disease, we definitely need to draw some fresh blood from you."
"In a while, you will also need to use your Kekkei Genkai, let me scrape some bone powder." Shizune smiled slightly: "Don't think about escaping by chance, I am a special Jonin of Konohagakure!"
Kimimaro slowly calmed down.
No matter how confident he was, he was only ten years old after all.
The six words "Konohagakure Special Jonin" are not something that the current Kimimaro can touch.
Shizune first drew a tube of blood from Kimimaro, and then scraped a lot of bone powder from Kimimaro.
The amount of bone powder was so large that it had to be stored in several test tubes.
Shizune took these two things and went outside.
On the bench outside the ward...
Sat a Tsunade.
"Tsunade-sama, are you sure you want to personally research the blood of the Kaguya clan?" Shizune asked weakly: "Or should I research the blood, and you research the bone powder?"
Tsunade shook her head, she said: "The blood disease of Kekkei Genkai ninja is not as simple as you think. With your medical Ninjutsu level, you are not enough to discover any clues."
Tsunade's words sounded a bit heartbreaking.
But it's also the truth.
Although Shizune is Tsunade's direct disciple, the medical skills of the two are definitely worlds apart.
"After all, I have boasted such a big talk in front of that little brat Uzumaki Naruto, if I don't cure this kid, my reputation would be ruined"
Tsunade showed a slight smile. "Don't worry, after the previous battle with Orochimaru, I feel that my tolerance for blood is much better than before."
"Then... then this tube of blood is for you." Shizune carefully handed the tube of Kimimaro's blood to Tsunade.
Tsunade took the test tube.
Shizune's fingertips lightly touched Tsunade's back of the hand, Shizune's eyes widened a bit, and she hurriedly said: "Tsunade-sama, your hand is shaking, are you sure you're okay?"
"Shut... Shut up..." Not to mention that her hand was shaking, even Tsunade's voice was shaking.
But she bit her lower lip: Naruto has the courage to fight Orochimaru, why I don't have the courage to face a tube of blood?"
When Tsunade said this, her eyes were always staring at the tube of blood in her hand.
The strong fear that surged in her heart made her palms sweat.
"Huh!!!"
Tsunade exhaled heavily.
She struggled to shift her gaze.
Her eyes fell on Shizune, and she said to her disciple, "Shizune, stay here and keep an eye on that little kid. He's a prisoner of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew, don't let him escape."
As she said this, a shadow passed over Tsunade's eyes, "Orochimaru is going too far. He adopted such a child and actually wants to use him as a reincarnation vessel?"
Although Tsunade didn't know what strange Ninjutsu Orochimaru had learned.
But... the words "reincarnation vessel", as long as you think about it, you can roughly understand what's going on.
If Tsunade didn't guess wrong, Orochimaru should have treated Kimimaro as a tool.
When Orochimaru's body has problems.
He can switch to Kimimaro as a vessel.
The problem is that Kimimaro, as if he was brainwashed by Orochimaru, which made Tsunade a little headache: "Naruto, you captured a troublesome kid!"
The key is...
Naruto is very cunning, he wants to use her Tsunade's medical skills, to make Kimimaro owe a big favor to the Whitebeard Pirate Crew.
Then use this favor to break Orochimaru's brainwashing of Kimimaro.
Can a little kid really think of such an idea?
However, since she had boasted before, Tsunade couldn't go back on her word. And she also received benefits.
".....Okay, Tsunade-sama, if you need anything, please order me immediately!" Shizune replied with a worried tone.
Shizune is still a little worried about Tsunade-sama's hemophobia.
.....
At the same time.
Hokage Building.
"Hokage-sama..... The final venue for the third round of the Chunin Exam has been repaired and can be arranged for the candidates to enter at any time."
An Anbu ninja came to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He is reporting the situation of the Chunin Exam to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The final venue for the third round of the Chunin Exam had been built a long time ago, but because of the turmoil in Konohagakure Village some time ago, the final venue for the third round of the Chunin Exam was also affected.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had to mobilize some ninjas and some construction workers to quickly restore the final venue to its original state.
Hearing the report from this Anbu ninja, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good"
Recently, various things have happened, which have made Sarutobi Hiruzen a little nervous.
Now, finally there is one thing, barely considered a good thing.
Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up his pipe.
After taking a puff, there was a sigh on his face: "I just hope that this Chunin Exam can be successfully completed!"
This Chunin Exam held by Konohagakure Village is undoubtedly very unsuccessful.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen also knows that his anger is useless.
Where can his anger be vented?
Is he going to vent his anger on the Whitebeard Pirate Crew?
Isn't that seeking death!
What makes Sarutobi Hiruzen more headache is... most of the candidates who advanced to the third round of the Chunin Exam this time have complex compositions.
Uzumaki Naruto, Haku, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Izumi, these four are the sons and daughters of Whitebeard.
Nine Genin from Kirigakure Village, they also have a deep relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Sarutobi Hiruzen feels that the relationship between Kirigakure Village and the Whitebeard Pirates...
It's a bit hard for him to understand.
Didn't Whitebeard kill one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Village, and also killed the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, as well as a large number of Kirigakure Village ninjas?
Under such circumstances, shouldn't Kirigakure Village regard the Whitebeard Pirates as lifelong enemies?
But what happened under Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyelids was... Kirigakure Village helped the Whitebeard Pirates guard a group of prisoners.
The relationship between the two parties is so close that it is unbelievable.
Kirigakure Village gives Sarutobi Hiruzen a bit of a "Kusagakure Village" feeling.
He doesn't know if this is his illusion.
"If Kirigakure Village and the Whitebeard Pirates have a close relationship." Sarutobi Hiruzen bit his dentures: "Then isn't this Chunin exam a 'game' held for the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"Among all the candidates who advanced to the third round, only Inuzuka Hana has nothing to do with the Whitebeard Pirates, right?"
.....
The next day.
Early morning.
After a few days of recovery, Konohagakure Village is much better than the devastation of the day of the big battle.
It has to be said that Konohagakure has a strong foundation.
Any ninja village in the ninja world would be hard to recover without a month or two if it suffered such damage a while ago.
But Konohagakure is different.
In less than five days, Konohagakure has recovered 30-40%.
If Konohagakure is given half a month...
I'm afraid it would be hard to see that Konohagakure had ever had a big battle.
Today is also a special day.
Because the third round of the Chunin exam is held today.
At this moment.
In the final venue of the third round of the Chunin exam, many people have gathered, they are all spectators who came to watch this time.
The final venue is very large, and the whole building looks like a low, huge hollow cylinder.
There is a circular flat ground in the center, which is where the candidates for the third round of the Chunin exam will fight.
Around are layers of steps and seats, this is the audience seat, the number of chairs added up to at least a thousand.
There are already many people sitting in the audience.
Most of them are ninjas from the village, ninja school students, ninjas from other villages, and some are civilians from the village.
Iruka brought his group of students here, and he sat in a row with a group of students.
Looking from left to right.
They are Iruka, Karin, Hinata, Shikamaru, Chouji, Ino, Sakura, Kiba, Shino...
In front of Iruka is Mizuki, a teacher from the ninja academy.
He also followed Iruka's example and brought his students here.
Neji was among them.
"Crunch crunch... Iruka-sensei, where is Naruto? Crunch crunch... Why haven't I seen him?"
Chouji asked Iruka curiously while munching on chips.
Iruka answered with a complex expression and a slight smile, "Naruto and the others must be in the contestant seats now, we can't see his position from this direction."
Iruka's mood was hard to express in words.
Has it been three months since the start of the ninja school? His three students have already participated in the Chunin Exam!
They even advanced to the third round of the exam.
Iruka felt a bit dreamy.
Next to him, Shikamaru turned his head to look behind him, he muttered with a pout, "My dad actually came too."
Shikamaru saw his father.
He said to Chouji and Ino, "Uncle Chouza and Uncle Inoichi are also here."
Chouji exclaimed, "Eh?"
He quickly turned his head to look back with Shikamaru, and sure enough, he saw his father not far away, "Really! It's my dad!"
Ino seemed to have not heard what Shikamaru said.
She was pulling her hair, her fair little face showing a nervous expression, "This is the Chunin Exam, Haku won't get hurt, right? Damn it, if anyone hurts Haku, I will never let him go! Even if I can't beat that person, I will secretly draw a voodoo doll to curse him!"
Having a one-sided love is something scary.
She even ignored her own father.
Hinata murmured, "I, I also saw my father."
The "father" in her mouth is not Whitebeard Pops.
But the head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi.
Neji frowned and looked around, "We can't see Haku from this position?"
He thought for a while, but in the end, he didn't open his Byakugan.
Then... Neji turned his gaze to Ino on his right rear.
He found that this girl had been muttering Haku's name.
Neji frowned deeper, "This girl who is like a wild boar in heat seems to have a good relationship with Haku."
"Damn it! That stinky guy called Uchiha Sasuke has actually participated in the Chunin Exam!" Inuzuka Kiba was envious, "How did he qualify to participate in the exam?"
"And that one called Uzumaki Naruto, and that one called Haku, how did the three of them do it? Did they use some loophole in the rules?"
Inuzuka Kiba wished he could also go to participate in the Chunin Exam, like Naruto and the others, to show off.
"Woof woof!" The little Akamaru puppy in his arms barking a few times.
Shino didn't speak.
He kept silent.
His presence was very low.
"Hasn't Pops come yet?" Karin's gaze was also wandering, she murmured, "Last night, I remember Pops said that he would come to see Naruto and their performance."
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Karin sensed a breath that she didn't like.
This was the effect of Karin's sometimes effective Observation Haki.
Karin, who was born with the "Kagura Mind's Eye", was not much inferior to Naruto in talent when practicing Observation Haki.
The reason why her Observation Haki was sometimes effective.
It's because Karin's physical strength is relatively weak.
"The Hokage is here." Karin said to the people around her.
.....
On the other side of the third round of the Chunin Exam finals.
On a very conspicuous high platform.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was wearing a very conspicuous Hokage ceremonial robe.
He was wearing a red and white robe, the edge of the robe had a pattern of fire Homura, and the back was embroidered with the words of the Third Hokage.
He even wore a Hokage hat on his head.
This was to highlight his identity as the Third Hokage.
Beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, there was also a group of Konohagakure Jonin, Chunin exam examiners, and Jonin team leaders from other villages.
His appearance was very grand.
Sarutobi Hiruzen attracted the attention of many people in the audience.
If it were in the past.
Sarutobi Hiruzen appearing in front of so many people would definitely cause a cheer, after all, he has been the Third Hokage for so long, and he still has a lot of prestige in the village.
But.....
Times have changed.
'Is it the Third Hokage!' In the audience, a civilian lowered his voice and muttered: "I heard someone say the day before yesterday that it was the Third Hokage who called Orochimaru back to the village, using the destruction of the village as a cover, to let Orochimaru quietly get rid of disobedient people."
"What? There's such a thing? Is it true?"
"Who knows..... You know the Third Hokage dares to do bad things to the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, what can't he do?"
"Shh! Don't let the Anbu of the village hear it, otherwise, if you are found out once, you will be fined 10,000 ryo! If you are found out twice, you might even be locked up in Konohagakure prison for 10 days!"
"Tsk! The Third Hokage is so eager to cover our mouth, doesn't that mean that we all guessed right?"
"Keep your voice down! Don't you want to live!
"....."
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't hear what they were discussing.
But his appearance did not receive any cheers.
This made the kind smile on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face freeze.
He knew that his image as the Third Hokage in the eyes of many people could no longer be pulled back.
His appearance did not cause a boo.
Perhaps.....
It's just because those people dare not.
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen's mood was getting very bad.
Suddenly!
"Gurararararara!" A hearty laugh, coupled with an unparalleled momentum, enveloped the entire final venue: "Why hasn't this broken exam started yet? You little ninja devils, your efficiency is really low!"
Whitebeard.
Appears!
.....
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